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The St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals, are joining Major League Baseball to help the recovery and rebuilding effort after one of the most destructive tornadoes in Missouri history. The upcoming three-game series at Busch Stadium (Friday June 17 - Sunday, June 19) between the two teams will include numerous efforts dedicated to Joplin.
Fans will be able to purchase … [Read more...]

The Kansas City Royals are hosting a silent auction featuring numerous game-worn and game-used baseball memorabilia with all proceeds going toward tornado relief efforts in Joplin and Reading, Missouri and the southern United States--all hit by a series of destructive tornadoes.
A signed George Brett baseball, game-worn and game-used items from Billy Butler and other … [Read more...]

The studio where Tim Carroll creates some of the most unique sports card art in North America looks the same today as it did a week ago. Skies had darkened last Wednesday night. Winds blew. Thunder, lightning and rain crashed down. It was scary, but his home was largely untouched when the violent outbreak moved further east.
The same can't be said for folks living just … [Read more...]

One of the most rare of all vintage fielders gloves sold on eBay earlier this month. A 1924 Spalding "Fielder's Choice", known in collecting circles as the "Tornado Palm", brought 26 bids and a final price of $7699.
Though the glove shows a patent date of 1908, it was offered by Spalding from 1924 through 1926.
Glove collector Jerry "Mr. Mitt" Ficchi said it was first … [Read more...]

Roy Oswalt's childhood home in a small Mississippi town was in the direct path of a tornado that swept through the region over the weekend.
Much of the memorabilia the veteran pitcher had saved over the years was lost.
It was a frightening experience for his mom, who heard the storm approaching, then hid in a closet as the wind ripped through the structure. Oswalt's … [Read more...]